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To stop Manchester United’s run of victories and help Crystal Palace salvage a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park, Michael Olise scored an incredible free kick in the dying moments.

His left-footed shot curled over the wall and slammed into the crossbar from underneath.

Clear-cut opportunities were few and distant in an otherwise evenly matched Premier League game, with each team missing a few half-chances in the first half.

Prior to United’s debutant Wout Weghorst heading onto the roof of the net, Luke Shaw saw his attempt veer across the goal face. Jean-Phillipe Mateta’s strike was headed for the top corner and Palace thought they had scored, but David De Gea made a sensational stop to save a goal.

A few minutes later, United seized the lead when Bruno Fernandes scored from close range after Christian Eriksen had been set up on the left side. In order to give United a lead at the break, the Portuguese midfielder composed himself before firing a shot that found the back of the net.

Eberechi Eze footed a shot wide and high in the rather uninteresting second half, while Marcus Rashford missed a long-range attempt.

Scott McTominay was brought down in the box, but VAR disallowed a penalty for the Red Devils. Casemiro then received his fifth yellow of the year, which will keep him out of Sunday’s game at Arsenal.

In the closing seconds, Olise netted a beautiful free kick to give Palace a point, making the situation even worse for United.

Asamoah Gyan’s removal as captain of the Black Stars was decided upon, according to former Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah.

Gyan’s captaincy was taken away from Appiah prior to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt, with Andre Ayew assuming control.

Despite Gyan’s disapproval of the selection, he was made the team’s general captain. This caused the captain to consider retiring, but the striker changed his mind following a presidential intervention.

Gyan’s captaincy was taken away from Appiah prior to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt, with Andre Ayew assuming control.

“I see captaincy as when you are on the pitch you represent the coach and take command of all the players. The decision that I took, I sat and thought about it and at that time nobody loved Asamoah Gyan more than me [sic],”

“During my tenure, he helped me along the way he was the one striking. When we were going to the Cup of Nations Cup in South Africa, John Mensah was the captain.

“That time, John wasn’t in Ghana so I called him and told him, I have moved you to the General Captain [and] I am giving the captaincy to Asamoah Gyan. I took that decision when I took the decision then I informed the authorities that this is the decision I have taken “ he told Dan Kweku Yeboah TV

Experts say a ‘bomb cyclone’ is not a hurricane despite its appearance.

Atmospheric river and bomb cyclone continue to drench California on Thursday, dumping several inches of rain on a region that has struggled to recover from an onslaught of winter storms and increasing the risk of flooding, mudslides, and power outages across a large portion of the state. The bomb cyclone has killed an infant and causing Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency Wednesday.

You may question what a bomb cyclone is?

A “bomb cyclone” is also known as a “explosive cyclogenesis,” a “weather bomb,” a “explosive development,” and the less dangerous term “bombogenesis.”

The term most frequently used is now “bomb cyclone.”

Bomb cyclones are storms, according to experts, that develop in winter when a midlatitude cyclone experiences “rapid intensification” at speeds of at least 24 millibars over a 24-hour period.

According to Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA, the conditions for this rapid intensification frequently come from the collision of a cold and warm air mass over the Pacific.

“This is a textbook mid-latitude cyclone, with well-defined warm and cold fronts, and it’s even developing an eye-like feature near its center,” Swain says. “A ‘bomb cyclone’ refers directly to the rate of strengthening, not necessarily to its absolute strength. It has been found that the presence of nearby atmospheric rivers can actually enhance the rate of strengthening of low-pressure systems, so that is likely part of what’s going on here.”

What then is atmospheric river.

The impact on California will be significant, according to Swain, even though it is anticipated that the storm’s eye will remain far offshore in the Pacific.

“A very strong cold front associated with the storm will indeed make landfall in California, and this is the event that will bring widespread strong/damaging winds as well as heavy precipitation that will likely lead to flooding and mudslides, especially in northern California, but also as far south as about Los Angeles.”

Although both are low-pressure systems that can bring high winds and heavy rainfall, Swain says a bomb cyclone is not a hurricane.

“Hurricanes derive their energy from warm tropical oceans whereas ‘mid-latitude cyclones’ (like the present one) derive their energy from horizontal temperature differences in the atmosphere.”

The Midwest had extreme cold and blizzard conditions, while the East Coast experienced rainy conditions and heavy winds. Late last month, a severe winter storm intensified into a bomb cyclone.

But that bomb cyclone was unusual. According to Alex Lamers, a meteorologist who coordinates warnings for the National Weather Service, conditions for bombogenesis are often better along the coast rather than as far inland as the Midwest.

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In what some forecasters believe will turn out to be one of the most significant storms to hit the state in years, an atmospheric river and bomb cyclone continue to drench California on Thursday, dumping several inches of rain on a region that has struggled to recover from an onslaught of winter storms and increasing the risk of flooding, mudslides, and power outages across a large portion of the state.

At least one death in the San Francisco Bay Area has been attributed to the storm. According to KTVU FOX 2, a newborn was found dead inside a house in the rural Sonoma County town of Occidental on Wednesday after it was struck by a falling redwood tree. There have been no additional informational releases.

The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency on Wednesday and stated that their storm response offices are operating at the highest degree of emergency.

The Sacramento Fire Department offered water rescue teams before the rain began to seriously fall

“California just hasn’t been used to this for probably the last 20 to 30 years,” said fire captain Keith Wade. “We’re moving through; the big thing we’re doing with our equipment that we’re asking to come in, we have a swift water team that’s prepositioned here in the city of Sacramento.”

Lionel Messi’s Argentina world post is now the most liked post in the history of Instagram with 58 million likes surpassing the Egg post

The Egg image post got 56.1 million likes but Messi’s image of lifting the World Cup after Argentina beat France in Sunday’s World Cup final has now raced past it.

The PSG star took to Instagram to post pictures of the celebration in Qatar after a thrilling penalty win over France.

Below are pictures of Messi and the Egg post.

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European Country Croatia has managed to earn 3rd place at the ongoing 2022 Qatar world cup and these interesting facts about the country will shock you.

1. Croatia’s population is a little over 4 million as of December 17, 2022, according to worldometer

2. Believe it or not, the Croatian currency is named after a rodent. oo yes, you just read that. Croatian money is called the kuna, which is also the word for the marten surprisingly attractive marten and, is also the name of the currency unit used in Croatia.

3. Hum, has been captured in the Guinness Book of Records as thworld’sld smallest town situated in the heart of Istria, Croatia.

4. The wildly famous HBO series was filmed in Split and Dubrovnik on the Croatian coast.

5. In 1906, Slavoljub Penkala of Croatia invented the Penkala, a mechanical pencil. We now refer to it as a “pen.”

6. Croatia’s charming capital Zagreb sits at the intersection of the Mediterranean and Central and Southeast Europe.

7. Croatia is known for having 14 recognized entries on the UNESCO Goods list, covering everything from food and dance to unique traditions.

8. Croatia finished second in the 2018 world cup and third on two occasions (1998 and 2022)

Croatia has managed to win the 3rd place of the 2022 Qatar World cup as they beat Africa team Morocco by 2:1.

The European outfit took the lead inside the opening 10minutes with a wonderful diving header that nestled in the top corner.

However, Morocco quickly brought the score back even after the restart, denying Croatia a long-lasting lead.

A stunning goal from Mislav Orsic gave Croatia the advantage again just before halftime. The first half was enough to settle the score of the day.

William Baah assemblyman from Denkyira Obuasi, has finished presenting his case in his trial for aiding in the murder of Major Mahama, a military officer.

On July 8 of this year, William Baah, also known as Misty, a teacher, began his defense and called two witnesses.

While 13 other people have also pleaded not guilty to the accusations of conspiracy and murder, he has entered a not guilty plea to the allegation of abetment.

On Monday, December 12, the second defense witness for William Baah, a farmer named Lalbil Kusas, informed the court that a local hunter by the name of Tikwa had told him he had fired two gunshots at the military commander and questioned whether he was still alive.

The farmer, a Kusase by tribe, who spoke through an interpreter, claimed that the deceased soldier introduced himself as a soldier.

He also informed the court that the late Major Mahama had collected his phone number and had spoken with him about his interest in antelope and bush meat- starfm’s Murtala Inusah reported.

The witness refuted claims that his evidence to the court was intended to help the Assemblyman man get out of trouble during cross examination from the prosecution, which was conducted by Frances Mullen Ansah, a Principal State Attorney.

After the witness was discharged, the second accused, Bernard Asamoah, was asked to present his case before Justice Mariama Owusu of the Supreme Court.

Accra Circuit Court has remanded former Light Heavyweight champion Braimah Issah Kamoko, also known as Bukom Banku, for allegedly stabbing a man.

The prosecution claims that on Friday, November 25, at around 5:30 p.m., Bukom Banku and a few friends attacked some other people in Bukom.

Ishmael Neequaye, the complaint, was awakened from his sleep by noises in the neighborhood. Consequently, he decided to deal with the situation by himself.

According to the prosecution, Bukom Banku shattered a bottle and gave it to his son Mustapha to hurt Ishmael when he saw the complainant.

The complainant was wounded in the abdomen and quickly sent to the Korle Teaching Hospital for treatment after Mustapha complied.

Until they received a criminal summons, attempts to arrest the boxer and his son were unsuccessful.

3news reported that the two pleaded not guilty but were denied bail by presiding judge Justice Adelaide Abui Keddey.

They were remanded with orders to appear again on Monday, December 19.

Prosper Quaye, a 32-year-old third suspect, is missing. He’s said to have used a stone to destroy a 32-inch television during the confrontation.

Today, Tuesday, December 13, is scheduled to mark the conclusion of staff-level negotiations between Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $3 billion bailout.

The agreement will be made known at a joint press conference Tuesday morning at 10am by the two parties.

This, is set to open up the possibility of the Fund Board considering and eventually approving a program for the nation.